The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-01
ENGLISH JOTTINGS.
Points of Interest From the British
Isles.
rBv an Occasional Correspondent.

LONDON, January 9th.
Since my last letter the political
world has undergone a species of evolu- |
ton. After the sudden resignation OF
Lord Randolph Churchill, the Prime |
Minister addressed Lord Harrington, the !
leader of the Liberal Unionists, with the
object of inducing him to join the Gov
eminent. Although Lord Salisbury Of
fered to resign the Premiership that Lord
Harrington might himself hold that
office, he refused to join the Government
on the plea that he could best serve the
Unionist and Government cause by IN
dependent support. Lord Salisbury
then opened communication with Mr..
Goschen, very prominent member OF
the Liberal Unionist party, the result OF
which was that, under his leaders ad.
vice, Mr.. Goschen accepted office as
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.
Smith became leader of the House OF
Commons and Mr.. Stanhope Minister
for War. Lord Salisbury took the office
of Minister for Foreign Affairs retaining
at the same time the Premiership. The
immediate result, therefore, OF Lord
Randolph Churchill's resignation is to
strengthen the Government by the &C
ceptance of office by Mr.. GOschen, one
of the first of English parliamentary
orators, financier of recognized ability,
a man respected and admired by men OF
all parties in the Kingdom. Lord Sails
bury tried to induce two or three Liberal
Unionist peers to enter the Cabinet, but
without success. Mr.. Goschen there
fore remains the sole representative OF
Liberalism in the Cabinet, evidence in
fact that the Salisbury Government will
be firmly supported by the Liberal
Unionists so long as its policy meets the
approval of Mr.. Goschen, their repre-
sentative.
One of the saddest and most tragic
incidents of the crisis has been the sud
den death of the Earl of Iddesleigh,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Lord Iddesleigh had resigned his office
for causes unknown at present to the
general public On all sides pressure
was brought to bear on him to take an
other, but less onerous, position in the
Cabinet, but up to the time of his death
without avail. He called at the Foreign
| Office on Wednesday, January 18th. and
walked from there to the Prime Minis
| ter's office where he had an appointment
/ T Co1;S1D,,Yvr Whi1n StonHinCr n
the ante-room he suddenly tainted. The
| Prime Minister and his Secretaries, at
tracted by Lord Iddesleigh's groans,
rushed into the room. His Lordship
was laid on a sofa and messengers were
| dispatched on all sides for medical aid
| Several doctors arrived, but considered
the case hopeless, and in less than
twenty minutes he died.
The Prime Minister was completely
Frustrated by the sudden death of his
colleague. The news spread like wild
fire. The clubs were thronged and no
other topic was discussed. Quite a
gloom was cast over the whole Kingdom
and the thousands of messages of con
dolence, including several from the
Queen, from the King OF the Belgians
and the Sultan, and from people of every
rank bear testimony to the esteem and
respect in which Lord Iddesleigh, better
known as Sir Stafford NorthcOte, was
held by men of all parties, both as states
man and private individual. The fun
eral took place at Pyrres, the county
seat of the NOrthcote family, in Devon
shire. The attendance was limited, by
the express desire of the family, t.
themselves, the tenants and the neigh
bOrs.
A public service was held at West
minister Abbey January 10Th, with the
funeral service Her Majesty was spec
tally represented at the funeral by ST
John Mcneil, and at Westminster b,
Prince Henry of Battenberg. The Prince
of Wales was represented by COlone
Clarke, and other members of the Roya
Family by gentlemen OF the RESPECTIVE
households. Amongst those who at
tended were the Ambassadors of tn
Great Powers, the Ministers Of Belgium
America, Sweden and all other countrie
having representatives at London; tn
Hawaiian Charge d'Affaires, the Secre
taries and attaches at all the embassie
and legations the whole of the member
of the Government, Populations from tn
Foreign Office, besides vast concours
of the highest personages in the realm
Most OF the London churches tolled thei
bells at intervals during the day. 1
fact no such signs of national mournin
have been exhibited since the lamente
death of Lord Beaconsfeld.
On January Both there appeared in tn
''Times" an article three columns il
length, on the Hawaiian Kingdom. I
was signed by can Hawaiian" and wa
written by one closely connected wit
the islands. The article gave larg
number of political and historical fact
connected with the Kingdom, resum
OF the constitution and laws, as we'll al
a good deal of physical and general il
formation. An idea of the prominen
| DOSitioD which the Islands ara ba0iT